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Very easy and very hard to draw at the same time. the sketch and design came to me naturally, but figuring out the shading/texture was a not fun thing!

He’s got fishy elements in the fins and suction cups on his tail, red eyes to compliment roman’s green, funky lil’ devil horns, a door-knocker nose ring, and a mace on the end of his tail. Overall, I consider the design a resounding success!

Nonetheless, making him a gargoyle/grotesque felt very natural to character! Not only are grotesques cartoonishly ugly statues carved into usually beautiful medieval architecture, but in one myth, St. Romanus(!) subdued the creature, who was terrorizing the country side via crucifix. Then, naturally, St Romanus hung the Gargoyle’s head on the wall to ward of dark spirits.